The type of bacteria that converts ammonium into nitrites is called nitrifying bacteria. Specifically, the first step in the nitrification process is carried out by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB), which convert ammonium (NH4+) to nitrite (NO2-).
What kind of bacteria converts ammonium into nitrites?
decomposing
assimilation
nitrifying bacteria
nitrogen-fixing
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